He was born April 17, 1909, in Deer Creek, Minn., the son
of Joseph and Mary (Widmark) Wilson. Orville spent most of his childhood
in southwestern Minnesota and Wall, S.D. graduating from Wall High School
in 1927.

He attended college in Aberdeen graduating with a bachelor
of science degree in education in 1934. He taught Industrial Arts in Alvarado
and coached football, basketball, track, golf and archery until 1938.

On Aug. 15, 1937, he was united in marriage to Mildred
Backstom. In 1938, they moved to Hallock where he taught school and coached
baseball.

In 1942, they moved to Noyes where he accepted a position
as Immigration Inspector, serving in the position until 1943 when he enlisted
in the Navy Seebees, serving in the Marianna Islands until the end of WWII.
He moved his family to El Paso, Texas in 1946 and worked there in the U.S.
Immigration Patrol until 1948.

Returning to Hallock, he helped start an Agsco retail store,
working there until he was appointed postmaster in 1952. He retained that
position until he retired in 1969.

Mildred died in 1968. Orville married Ethel Walstedt in
1978 at Hallock. He was a member of the Hallock Lion's Club, serving as
president; the American Legion, Masonic Lodge, the First Presbyterian Church,
where he served as a deacon, trustee, chairman of the building committe,
Sunday school teacher and was also a Boy Scout master for many years.

He was an avid golfer, fisherman, hunter, an active member
of the Hallock Curling Club and was instrumental in building the golf course
in Hallock, as well as the band shell in Horseshoe Park.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel; a daughter, Kathleen
(Ralph) Jansen, New London, Minn.; three grandchildren; two stepsons, Warren
(Ortie) and Dennis (Flo) Kinshella both of San Diego; a step grandson; two
step great grandsons; and a sister Joyce (Richard) Behren, Grand Coulee,
Wash.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife,
Mildred; a brother, Glen; and a sister, Mildred.